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Carlos Mérida

Guatemalan · 1891–1984 · Painter, Printmaker

Carlos Mérida was a Guatemalan artist and naturalized Mexican who was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to… (Wikipedia)

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175lots offered2004–2026years recorded59%sold (78)$1.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Carlos Mérida, El disco negro, 1962, petroplastic on woodEl disco negroPhillips · $81,250≈ £56,104≈ €72,448Sign up to see
  2. Carlos Mérida, Diálogo Silente, 1966, oil on incised DUCO, on heavy paperDiálogo SilentePhillips · $41,250≈ £27,370≈ €32,007Sign up to see
  3. Carlos Mérida, Untitled (Frarojo), 1967, Duco and watercolor on paperUntitled (Frarojo)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $25,000≈ £15,635≈ €18,431Sign up to see

Carlos Mérida’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 133 auction results for Carlos Mérida between 2004 and 2026, of which 78 sold (59%). A further 42 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $50Sign up free to see to $81.3kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $81.3kSign up free to see for El disco negro at Phillips in May 2016. The most common medium is screenprints (81 lots). Most results come from Morton Subastas (135), Bonhams (11) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (8).

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  1. Carlos Mérida, Cuando oigas a la alondra cantar, Serigrafía 52 / 100
    Cuando oigas a la alondra cantar
    Screenprint · ed. 52/100
    75 x 55.5 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 81
    MX$28,000≈ $1,592≈ £1,205≈ €1,401HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$18,000–26,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  2. Carlos Mérida, A) Papantla - Estado de Veracruz y B) Tzetzales - Estado de Chiapas, de la carpeta Trajes regionales mexicanos, Serigrafías sin número de tiraje
    A) Papantla - Estado de Veracruz y B) Tzetzales - Estado de Chiapas, de la carpeta Trajes regionales mexicanos
    Screenprint
    40.7 x 33 cm medidas totales de cada una
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 68
    MX$2,800≈ $165≈ £122≈ €142HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$3,000–5,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  3. Carlos Mérida, Ritmo lírico, 2021, Serigrafía 11 / 75 Aprés, edición póstuma
    Ritmo lírico, 2021
    Screenprint
    47 x 54 cm medidas de la imagen
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 137
    MX$12,000≈ $707≈ £521≈ €607HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$15,000–20,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  4. Carlos Mérida, Personajes con venado, Serigrafía VI / XXV Après, edición póstuma
    Personajes con venado
    Screenprint
    68 x 50 cm medidas de la imagen
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 170
    MX$12,000≈ $707≈ £521≈ €607HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$15,000–20,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  5. Carlos Mérida, Tohil y el doble, 1974, Serigrafía 37 / 115
    Tohil y el doble, 1974
    Screenprint · ed. 37/115
    67 x 48.5 cm medidas de la imagen
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 172
    MX$30,000≈ $1,768≈ £1,301≈ €1,518HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$18,000–26,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  6. Carlos Mérida, Planos en armonía, Serigrafía XXV / XXV Après, edición póstuma
    Planos en armonía
    Screenprint
    64.25 x 43.5 cm medidas de la imagen
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 183
    MX$14,000≈ $825≈ £607≈ €708HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$15,000–20,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  7. Carlos Mérida, La estela maya, Serigrafía sobre papel amate 87 / 200
    La estela maya
    Screenprint · ed. 87/200
    35 x 34.75 cm medidas de la imagen
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 185
    MX$15,000≈ $884≈ £651≈ €759HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$16,000–26,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  8. Carlos Mérida, Cuando oigas a la alondra cantar, 1981, Serigrafía 67 / 100
    Cuando oigas a la alondra cantar, 1981
    Screenprint · ed. 67/100
    75 x 55 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 43
    MX$22,000≈ $1,294≈ £956≈ €1,119HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$16,000–26,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  9. Carlos Mérida, Trajes regionales mexicanos (Mexican Regional Costumes), 1945
    Trajes regionales mexicanos (Mexican Regional Costumes), 1945
    each sheet 17 3/4 x 12 3/4in (45.1 x 32.4cm) x
    Bonhams · · Lot 113
    $3,072≈ £2,294≈ €2,677Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Carlos Mérida, Huastecas - Estado de San Luis Potosí, de la carpeta Trajes regionales mexicanos, 1945, Serigrafía sin número de tiraje
    Huastecas - Estado de San Luis Potosí, de la carpeta Trajes regionales mexicanos, 1945
    Screenprint
    43.5 x 31.25 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 225
    MX$2,000≈ $115≈ £86≈ €100HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$3,000–5,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
Also offered, result not published (42)

Lots by Carlos Mérida that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Carlos Mérida: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Carlos Mérida at auction?

$81,250Sign up free to see, for El disco negro at Phillips (May 2016) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Carlos Mérida?

The median sale price is $1.1kSign up free to see across 78 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Carlos Mérida have sold at auction?

78 of 133 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2026. 42 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Carlos Mérida?

Morton Subastas, Bonhams and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Morton Subastas · Bonhams · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)

Carlos Mérida signature

154 catalogued lots by Carlos Mérida record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (40% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right4
  • lower left3
  • on the reverse1
  • lower centre1
  • upper left1

Form

  • signed137
  • signed and dated15
  • stamped signature1
  • signed in pencil1
  • Signed and dated "CARLOS MERIDA 1968" lower left — Los cuatro hitos, Phillips, Sep 26, 2018
  • Signed and dated l.c., signed and dated verso — Three Figures, Barridoff Auctions, Mar 29, 2025
  • Signed lower right — Dance of the Moors, Austin Auction Gallery, Jun 25, 2022

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About Carlos Mérida

Carlos Mérida was a Guatemalan artist and naturalized Mexican who was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to Guatemala and Mexico. He was part of the Mexican muralism movement in subject matter but less so in style, favoring a non-figurative and later geometric style rather than a figurative, narrative style. Mérida is best known for canvas and mural work, the latter including elements such as glass and ceramic mosaic on major constructions in the 1950s and 1960s. One of his major works 4000m2 on the Benito Juarez housing complex, was completely destroyed with the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, but a monument to it exists at another complex in the south of the city.

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